A note on the mapping and quantification of the human brain corticospinal tract

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1703-1705

  Keser, Z ^a   Yozbatiran, N ^a   Francisco, G E ^a   Hasan, K M ^b  

^a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation TIRR Memorial Hermann NeuroRecovery Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticospinal tract; Diffusion tensor imaging; Human brain; Medulla oblangata; Motor pathways; Pons; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STROKE PATIENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; PARESIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PARESIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; STROKE;

EID: 84906319049     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.05.022     Document Type: Letter

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